[quote]DBCooper wrote:
Put. That coffee. Down.
One of my favorite scenes in any movie, ever.
Great, great movie.
If you have not seen Tarsem’s The Fall (he also directed The Cell), you have been up to now deprived of one of the most touching, original, ambitious, and by-God beautiful films that has ever been made. There are SO many good things I want to say about this film, and FAR too many magnificent scenes to be able to do the movie any sort of justice in a short blurb like this.
Yet, while the movie is epic in every literal sense of the word, all of its individual virtues are held together by the performance of young Romanian actress Catinca Untaru. Never has the essence of childhood naivety, innocence, curiosity, verve and beauty been so perfectly refined as in her stunning performance here. The depth of her character is near unbelievable in its believability. If anyone ever nailed a role, Catinca Untaru does with this film. I dare you to watch this movie without falling in love with her.
A final note, apparently this movie was shot without ANY use of computer generated imagery. If you watch the movie you will see why that is such an astounding statement.
I’m including the trailer so you can get just the tiniest taste of what I’m talking about . Be sure to select 1080p to fully appreciate the beauty of this film.
A very sad scene which in real life laid the foundations for the Irish Republic and also some of our darkest days; the civil war and the scum the IRA would become and still are
[quote]Big Kahuna wrote:
This was one of the scenes I was thinking of when I mentioned The Godfather. Pacino’s anxious expressions leading up to taking the shots fascinates me. The transformation of character between either sides of this scene in Michael is brilliantly portrayed by Pacino.[/quote]
Pacino’s posture, his eyes, the movement of his mouth and chin especially, the choice not to include subtitles for the Italian because he isn’t listening to the words and they don’t matter, that throat and head shot. That is one masterful 2 minutes of filmmaking.
Anyone who does not take Roberto Begnini seriously as an actor does not know the first thing about acting. He would have rivaled Charlie Chaplin had he been born earlier. I can’t think of another single actor who could have made a film like Life Is Beautiful actually work, given the premise. Can you imagine Robin Williams in this role? Tom Hanks? Ugh. But Begnini not only makes it work, he takes a ham and cheese sandwich and turns it into a Croc Monsieur.
The last scene is just heartbreaking, yet Begnini, congrously and believably, turns the tragedy of a son watching his father go to his death just as they should have both been saved into, well, something beautiful.
[quote]Gettnitdone wrote:
This was probably my favorite childhood movie scene of all time.
I can imagine watching that scene in the cinema back in the day and absolutely going hysterical. Raiders of the Lost Ark is one of my favourite films ever; it encapsulates what a quality adventure flick should look like.
[quote]polo77j wrote:
and the finale with Ennio Morricone’s Ecstasy of Gold … goosebumps.
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One of my favorite scenes from one of my top 10 movies of all time.
Leone was the perfect director for the perfect triumverate of actors. Being able contain, balance and properly channel all of that charisma, testosterone and moxy is something only a director of Leone’s caliber could have made work, and boy does he ever. How many movies are able to sustain such ambition, scope and grandiosity, over nearly three hours, to finish with a scene this powerful? Good, good stuff.
[quote]Cortes wrote:
[quote]polo77j wrote:
and the finale with Ennio Morricone’s Ecstasy of Gold … goosebumps.
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One of my favorite scenes from one of my top 10 movies of all time.
Leone was the perfect director for the perfect triumverate of actors. Being able contain, balance and properly channel all of that charisma, testosterone and moxy is something only a director of Leone’s caliber could have made work, and boy does he ever. How many movies are able to sustain such ambition, scope and grandiosity, over nearly three hours, to finish with a scene this powerful? Good, good stuff.
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The thing is, I can’t sit still for a most movies … nevermind one that is as long as GBU. Yet, even at the length of the Director’s Cut (which I own) the 3 hrs doesn’t seem long enough. One of the only movies that consistently holds my attention for the duration and I find myself thinking about it long after.
I have two from superman 2
when when clark kent’s hand falls into the fire at Niagara falls and he turns around and says “well ah Lois” and he takes off the glasses the music plays amd he straightens up. I really felt Reve was superman. he just transformed so totally. then at the end where luther betrays him and you think his powers are gone again he bows and picks up zod with one hand and the score plays again. just straight awesomeness
[quote]kevinm1 wrote:
I have two from superman 2
when when clark kent’s hand falls into the fire at Niagara falls and he turns around and says “well ah Lois” and he takes off the glasses the music plays amd he straightens up. I really felt Reve was superman. he just transformed so totally. then at the end where luther betrays him and you think his powers are gone again he bows and picks up zod with one hand and the score plays again. just straight awesomeness[/quote]
After the Indy Jones scene, I was trying to think of scenes from my childhood that really excited me, you just reminded me of two of the best, along with the one with that idiot kid who falls into the Falls. Moron. Even as a kid, I wanted Superman to fly up to him as he’s falling and just say to him, this is what you get for being STUPID! and then let him drop.
[quote]Cortes wrote:
[quote]kevinm1 wrote:
I have two from superman 2
when when clark kent’s hand falls into the fire at Niagara falls and he turns around and says “well ah Lois” and he takes off the glasses the music plays amd he straightens up. I really felt Reve was superman. he just transformed so totally. then at the end where luther betrays him and you think his powers are gone again he bows and picks up zod with one hand and the score plays again. just straight awesomeness[/quote]
After the Indy Jones scene, I was trying to think of scenes from my childhood that really excited me, you just reminded me of two of the best, along with the one with that idiot kid who falls into the Falls. Moron. Even as a kid, I wanted Superman to fly up to him as he’s falling and just say to him, this is what you get for being STUPID! and then let him drop. [/quote]
I know the second one is sort of corney and you can see the wire but that scene gets me every time. Reeve was such a great actor too bad he wouldn’t take roles of he felt they where too supermany
Always felt this scene was particularly poignant and dealt with some very human themes.
Sheriff bell’s lament on what he perceives to be a creeping nihilistic disposition within society and his own personal disappointment of being unable to achieve any sort of spiritual buffering towards the matter seems something many have pondered at thimes throughout life.
Ellis reminds him/us that life has always been violent and often unredemptive, and any romanticized nostalgia is ultimately misplaced. He ends with the sentiment that it ultimately affects us all, and any egocentric view of the matter is short-sighted.
This one. It doesn’t work so well out of context. But, powerful nonetheless.